188 Hiring Process jobs in Johannesburg

Midrand, South Africa

As our successful Process Engineer, you will play a key role in enhancing site performance by leading and supporting plant improvement initiatives. These initiatives may be capital or non-capital projects and will be managed in alignment with dsm-firmenich project management standards.

You’ll apply Best Engineering Practices to boost process reliability and efficiency, manage changes through formal procedures, and support Six Sigma initiatives (Green/Black Belt level).

• Performs all work in alignment with SHE, Quality behaviors and standards also adhering to the business Code of Conduct.
• Manage select and specific Capital and IP projects from concept through implementation, including funding approval, design, construction, contractor management and startup (maximum 20% of role)
• Leads and/or assists other leaders in implementing approved plant improvement projects in accordance with Improve Plant work processes and provide monitoring on the effects of the changes (50%)
• Collect, monitor and control process data to ensure operational parameters are within spec and adjustments performed as needed (10%)
• Identifying and resolving issues that arise during production, including equipment malfunctions and process deviations (20%)
• Create and Update P&ID’s (routine as part of projects and process improvements)
• Participating in PSAs, HAZOPs and Failure Mode & Effect Analysis (FMEA) (linked to plant improvements)
• Leads projects such that objectives and milestones are met, within agreed budget and timing, utilizing the project management and Lean Six Sigma methodology.

• A collaborative and growth-oriented work culture within a global organization.
• A culture that prioritizes safety and well-being, both physically and mentally
• The opportunity to work for a company where sustainability is much more than a claim and is core to our strategy and purpose
• Barrier-free communities within our organization where every employee is equally valued and respected – regardless of their background, beliefs, or identity
• An eagerness to be one team and learn from each other to bring progress to life and create a better future

• Bachelor’s Degree in an engineering discipline. Electrical/ Mechanical/ Chemical engineering degrees preferred
• Proven experience in process engineering within a manufacturing or industrial setting
• Previous experience in a GMP/ food environment is required.
• Strong understanding of project management methodologies.
• Previous experience with flavors and fragrances industry considered advantageous
• Six Sigma certification (Green or Black Belt) is a plus.

At dsm-firmenich, we don’t just meet expectations – we go beyond them.

Join our global team powered by science, creativity, and a shared purpose: to bring progress to life.

From elevating health to making fortified food and sustainable skincare, the impact of your work here will be felt by millions – every single day. Whether it’s fragrance that helps you focus, alternative meat that’s better for the planet, or reducing sugar without losing flavor, this is where you help shape the future of nutrition, health, and beauty for everyone, everywhere.

And while you’re making a difference, we’ll make sure you’re growing too. With learning that never stops, a culture that lifts you up and the freedom to move across businesses, teams, and borders. Your voice matters here. And your ideas? They’re essential to our future.

Because real progress only happens when we go beyond, together.

At dsm-firmenich, we believe being a force for good starts with the way we treat each other. When people feel supported, included, and free to be themselves, they do their best work – and that’s exactly the kind of culture we’re building. A place where opportunity is truly equal, authenticity is celebrated, and everyone has the chance to grow, contribute, and feel they belong.

We’re proud to be an equal opportunity employer, and we’re serious about making our hiring process as fair and inclusive as possible. From inclusive language and diverse interview panels to thoughtful sourcing, we’re committed to reflecting the world we serve.

We welcome candidates from all backgrounds — no matter your gender, ethnicity, sexual orientation, or anything else that makes you, you.

And if you have a disability or need any support through the application process, we’re here to help – just let us know what you need, and we’ll do everything we can to make it work.

We’re managing this search directly at dsm-firmenich. If you’re applying as an individual, we’d love to hear from you. We’re not accepting agency submissions or proposals involving fees or commissions for this role.

Overview

Our client, a leader in the Mobility Solutions industry, is seeking an experienced Process Engineer to join their team in Jet Park, East Rand, Johannesburg.

A wonderful career opportunity awaits for an experienced Process Engineer. The successful candidates will be responsible for analysing, designing, and improving manufacturing and operational processes to ensure efficiency, quality, and cost-effectiveness across the production environment.

• Bachelor’s degree or Diploma in Industrial Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, or a related field.
• Minimum 3–5 years’ proven experience in a process or manufacturing engineering role.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Knowledge of Lean Manufacturing, Six Sigma, and process optimization tools.
• Excellent communication and teamwork abilities.
• Proficient in MS Office Suite (Excel, PowerPoint, Word).
• Experience in the manufacturing sector advantageous.

• Evaluating and improving production processes to enhance efficiency, quality, and safety.
• Developing, configuring, and optimizing industrial processes from inception through start-up and certification.
• Conducting root cause analysis and implementing corrective and preventive actions.
• Collaborating with cross-functional teams including Production, Sales, Maintenance, and Supply Chain.
• Supporting continuous improvement initiatives such as Lean Manufacturing, Kaizen, and Six Sigma.
• Ensuring compliance with health, safety, and environmental regulations.
• Preparing process documentation, reports, and work instructions.
• Assisting in the implementation of new machinery, technologies, and automation projects.

Please note if you do not receive a response within two weeks of applying, kindly consider your application unsuccessful

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We are looking for a Process Engineer to join our financial services client based in Sandton for a 12-month contract role.

What you will be doing:

• Drive strategic and tactical aspects of discovering, validating, documenting, and communicating business-process-related knowledge through modelling, simulating, and analysing current and future states, focusing on complex business outcomes using technical expertise, in line with the business strategy.
• Understand Enterprise Business Processes and business analysis.
• Assess, analyse, optimise, document, implement, and test end-to-end enterprise business processes of a multi-skilled team.
• Interact with the business community at all levels, from facilitating design workshops and conducting end-user training to leading presentations to senior management and executives.
• Work with stakeholders throughout the organisation to build a holistic view of the organisation’s strategy, processes, information, and information technology assets.
• Link and align the business mission, strategy, and processes of an organisation to its information technology strategy, documenting this using multiple models or views.
• Bring business needs, capabilities, technology, and process together efficiently and effectively.
• Perform business analysis tasks to connect information, technology, processes, and business needs in varying levels of detail within an area of speciality.
• Experience with transactional banking products and enterprise credit, collections, client & product risk management is preferred.
• Work on agile projects, understanding the SAFe framework, and using agile tools like Jira and Confluence, as well as process mapping tools like Aris. Experience in applying process modelling standards such as BPMN.

What we are looking for:

• Completed IT / BSc degree or other related fields.
• 7-10 years’ experience as a Process Engineer involved with assessing, mapping, and optimizing business processes.
• Experience in facilitating workshops with business users (up to executive level) to gather requirements, generate ideas, and validate designs.
• Scoping, sizing, and planning all business aspects of a solution and the associated project effort and dependencies.

Knowledge of and exposure to business process transformation, including process enabling and integrating technologies:

• Business Process Reengineering
• Workflow / Workflow management / Process automation
• Business Rules Engines (Business Rules Processing)
• Enterprise Application Integration
• Business Intelligence, Analytics and Reporting

Please note that if you do not hear from us within 3 weeks, consider your application unsuccessful.

Please note that most of our positions are remote; however, candidates should reside within traveling distance as the circumstances of the opportunity can change.

Monthly

• Develop process flow diagrams (PFDs) , mass and energy balances , and process simulations
• Perform process design calculations and prepare specifications for critical process equipment (pumps, vessels, exchangers, reactors, etc.)
• Support FEED, detailed design, and commissioning phases of modular process plant projects
• Liaise with mechanical, electrical, and automation teams to ensure seamless project integration
• Participate in HAZOPs , process safety reviews, and ensure compliance with standards and codes
• Support troubleshooting, optimization, and process improvement during plant commissioning and operation
• Prepare process documentation, reports, and handover deliverables

• BEng/BSc/BTech in Chemical or Process Engineering
• Minimum 5 years process design experience in chemical, metallurgical, or mining industries
• Strong technical understanding of hydrometallurgical , chemical , or mineral processing systems
• Proficiency in process simulation software (Aspen HYSYS, Aspen Plus, or similar)
• Hands-on experience with modular or skid-based plant projects highly advantageous
• Excellent analytical, communication, and project coordination skills
• Willingness to travel for project and site support

• Work on cutting-edge modular process plants that make a real impact in the energy, chemical, and mining sectors
• Join a collaborative, multi-disciplinary environment where innovation and problem-solving thrive
• Gain full lifecycle exposure from concept to commissioning
• Competitive salary and growth potential within a high-performance team

• Develop and optimise process designs in line with project specifications and industry standards.
• Prepare and review process deliverables including PFDs, P&IDs, mass and energy balances, and technical datasheets.
• Conduct process simulations, feasibility studies, and technical evaluations to support project development.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to ensure integration of process design into overall project execution.
• Provide technical support during project execution, commissioning, and troubleshooting phases.

• BEng / BSc in Chemical Engineering or equivalent qualification.
• 3 5 years relevant experience in process engineering within an EPCM or similar environment.
• Proficiency in process simulation software (e.g., Aspen, HYSYS or similar) will be advantageous.
• Strong communication and problem-solving skills.

• Bachelors Degree in Industrial Engineering or equivalent/similar degree
• 3 5 years of experience as a process engineer
• Modelling Tools such as Lucid Chart, Draw.Io, Sparx EA, LeanIX, BIC Processes
• Process Automation and Simulation Tools
• Service Design
• Value Stream Mapping
• Process Automation and Optimisation
• TOGAF
• Archimate
• BPMN (Business Process Model and Notation)

• Assess the current landscape through capability maturity assessments.
• Identify the current landscape across all capabilities within the business, including but not limited to capability models, organisational structures and processes and working closely with business architecture to ensure these are mapped correctly.
• Working with stakeholders to design the future-state landscape across all capabilities including customer and employee journeys - identifying users needs and designing the end-to-end journey ensuring that processes are aligned to these experiences.
• Regularly review processes to ensure industry regulations, quality and standards compliance.
• Ability and understanding to work and support multi-generational teams.
• Connect and create a safe environment to support, clarify and guide your stakeholders.
• Empower and encouraging your team to be the best version of themselves.
• Lead with authenticity and relatability and demonstrate genuine care
• Cultivate an environment that constantly seeks good.
• By understanding and interpreting legalities, sensitivities and or life situations that you may encounter and how to best navigate and manage.
• Showing the ability to follow processes and problem-solve holistically with people in the centre.
• Assess existing processes and perform gap and root cause analyses to determine areas for optimisation within and across all departments determining how the entire company can work better together
• Analyse and identify processes and opportunities for automation ensuring feasibility based on criteria such as volume, complexity and expected ROI.
• Implement model and framework to ensure that designs and processes are designed and implemented in a consistent manner aligned with best practices and standards.
• Support and review value streams with business architecture.
• Perform peer reviews and audits to ensure adherence to standards.
• Develop usability testing plans and scenarios.
• Facilitate tests with representative users, capturing and actioning observations and feedback to improve the design and ROI

• BEng in Chemical Engineering (essential)
• 35 years experience in process or plant design, preferably within the mining, minerals processing, or industrial sectors
• Experience with process control systems, instrumentation, and electrical integration
• Proficiency in process simulation, mass and energy balances, and P&ID development
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Ability to work collaboratively within multidisciplinary teams

• Assist in the design, development, and optimization of process systems and control strategies
• Support project execution from concept through to commissioning
• Prepare process documentation, including process flow diagrams and technical reports
• Interface with clients, suppliers, and internal engineering disciplines to ensure design accuracy and compliance
• Provide technical input to proposals and project tenders

To schedule, monitor and ensure cleaning of purification systems, filters, chemical lines and dosing plants as well as safe isolations of systems and pipelines when requested.

• Grade 12 (National Senior Certificate)
• NQF level 4/ N3 Water and Wastewater Treatment
• Desired qualification National Diploma - Water Care or equivalent
• A valid driver's license with ability to pass the Randwater K53 test
• 5years Process plant experience
• Desired Experience: 5years Water process experience
• Rigging qualification and experience
• Class V Process Controller Classification
• SHEQ Training

• • Daily cleaning of screens of canal and intake pumps when operational.
• Scheduled and emergency cleaning of chemical tanks and dosing lines.
• Cleaning and maintaining scour valves
• Cleaning of the carbonation bays and equipment
• Cleaning of sump to remove sludge
• Dressing of filter media and replacing of nozzles
• Regular inspection of the plant
• Operation of manual valves as required
• Assist with isolation on main pumps and pipelines.
• Reporting of defects in time to ensure plant availability
• Reporting of unsafe act or conditions
• Ensuring lighting and ventilation adequately by reporting defects
• Ensure all ISO requirements are met and complied with

• Operation of plant
• Water purification and treatment process
• Knowledge of the OSH Act - added advantage
• Conflict resolution

• Good decision making and sound labor relations skills
• Communication Skills (Verbal and Written)
• Administrative skills
• Problem solving skills

• Punctual
• Team player
• Accuracy
• Safety Conscious

Unilever is currently hiring for Process Engineer (SUIT)

Function: Supply Chain

Reports to: Transformation Manager HC

Scope: Local

Location: Boksburg

Terms & Conditions: Full-time

ABOUT UNILEVER

With 3.4 billion people in over 190 countries using our products every day, Unilever is a business that makes a real impact on the world. Work on brands that are loved and improve the lives of our consumers and the communities around us. We are driven by our purpose: to make sustainable living commonplace, and it is our belief that doing business the right way drives superior performance. At the heart of what we do is our people – we believe that when our people work with purpose, we will create a better business and a better world.

At Unilever, your career will be a unique journey, grounded in our inclusive, collaborative, and flexible working environment. We don't believe in the 'one size fits all' approach and instead we will equip you with the tools you need to shape your own future.

JOB PURPOSE

Unilever is the place where you can bring your purpose to life with the work that you do – creating a better business and a better world.

The Process Engineer role is critical to the development of our factories to World Class Manufacturing, this is achieved through continuous optimization of the process to ensure it is running at the highest level of efficiency and accuracy.

WHAT WILL YOUR MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES BE

• Zero defects, zero waste and zero losses
• Lead Quality Improvement methods and tools to counter losses identified in the areas of Safety, Quality, Cost Deployment, Customer Service and Logistics.
• The Cost Deployment pillar will be populated with data built up through application of the Managing Manufacturing Performance Code, which is key to ensuring focus on key losses.
• Working directly with the line crews on a daily basis
• Act as the technical trainer for line teams and provides coaching in phenomena identification, root cause analysis and the establishment of counter-measures
• Responsible for the validation of all process improvements and the establishment of revised basic conditions on the line
• A core deliverable is eliminating losses and wastes and increase the stability of the line to support the transition of traditional line teams to semi-autonomous teams.
• Eliminate Waste and Loss according to the WCM prioritization process using AM, PM, FI and QC pillar tools and methodologies.
• Create Technical and Quality Standards to ensure process stability on the line.
• Identify and extend good practice to other lines.
• Application and accuracy of MMP Code data
• Consumer and Customer Focus:
• Building world class factories will eliminate losses and ensure that we do not pass on the cost of inefficiencies to our customers and consumers
• Bias for Action:
• By providing consistent and near real time information, decisions can be taken quickly which leverage our resources
• Building Talent and Teams:
• Our vision is to move to semi-autonomous teams.
• Passion for achieving results.
• Transfer knowledge and skills across the team and leverage team strengths
• Accountability and Responsibility:
• Drive continuous improvements.
• Growth Mindset:
• By building world class factories essential to set the standards
• WCM:
• Apply the full set of WCM methods and tools.
• Process and Organisational Design:
• Ensure factory lines and processes are optimally resourced (e.g. manpower ratios are efficient and sustainable)
• Analytical capability:
• Collect and analyse and interpret complex data.
• Understanding and implementation of process safety requirements for combustible dusts.
• Run engineering projects:
• New equipment or optimization of current equipment to maximise the efficiency of the factory and bring savings into the business
• Land Innovations in the factory to drive the business forward and bring in cost savings that improve the gross margin.
• Debottle and optimise the current processes to maximise output and reduce cost.

WHAT YOU NEED TO SUCCEED

Experiences & Qualifications

• Degree/ BTech Mechanical/ Chemical/ Industrial Engineering
• Experience from a Continuous Processing background within FMCG or Manufacturing environment will be advantageous
• Experience in AM, PM, Quality and FI tools and processes.
• Experience in landing engineering projects.
• HAZOPs and Safety Approval Systems working knowledge and experience is essential
• Able to visualize clearly what the ideal production system should be.
• Clearly understand operating principles and establish correct operating standards
• Experience in statistics and process control tools.
• Drive decision making based on data
• Process Design

Skills

• Process Engineering
• Design & Automation
• Process Safety & Control
• Innovation & improvement

Leadership

• You are energized by delivering fantastic results. You are an example to others – both your results and your resilience. You are constantly on the lookout for better ways to do things, engaging and collaborating with others along the way.

• As an individual you are the one responsible for your own wellbeing and delivering high standards of work. You must also focus on the Consumer and what they need. You are humble and have your head up, looking around to interpret evidence and data smartly, spot issues and opportunities to make things better.

• Critical SOL (Standards of Leadership) Behaviors

• PASSION FOR HIGH PERFORMANCE: Takes personal responsibility and accountability for execution and results. Has an owner's mindset, using data and insight to make decisions.
• PERSONAL MASTERY: Sets high standards for themselves. Actively builds own wellbeing and resilience.
• CONSUMER LOVE: Whatever their role, always looks for better ways to serve consumers. Invests time inside and outside to understand the needs of consumers.
• PURPOSE & SERVICE: Has humility, understanding that leadership is service to others, inside and outside Unilever.
• AGILITY: Explores the world around them, continually learning and developing their skills.

Unilever is an equal opportunities employer and committed to diversity and inclusivity in the workplace. We are intentional in employing the best talent that reflects the demographics of our country and which will help build representation of currently under-represented groups. We therefore invite applications from all candidates representing diversity of age, sex, disability, sexual orientation, race, religion or belief. When appointing potential candidates, the South African Employment Equity and Broad Based Black Economic Empowerment Legislation will be considered.

We are required by law to verify your ability to work lawfully in South Africa. If you are applying as a foreign national, please note that you may be requested to provide supporting documents supporting this.

This is factory-based role in Johannesburg (Boksburg) and requires 100% of time attendance on site.

Unilever is an organisation committed to equity, inclusion and diversity to drive our business results and create a better future, every day, for our diverse employees, global consumers, partners, and communities. We believe a diverse workforce allows us to match our growth ambitions and drive inclusion across the business. At Unilever we are interested in every individual bringing their 'Whole Self' to work and this includes you Thus if you require any support or access requirements, we encourage you to advise us at the time of your application so that we can support you through your recruitment journey.